My daughter thought, because I am a huge Oakland A's fan, that it's an "A's bandage" not an ace bandage. I got a new one and she was all confused because there was no A's logo on it.
See also: "warsh". That's a Midwestern thing (I think) so for whatever reason it doesn't bother me as much. But *I* pronounce the word correctly I swear!
OMG my DH also says "warsh" and "crick" for creek.
I want to say it's a Midwestern thing but I'm from the Midwest and don't pronounce my words like that.
I used to pronounce detritus as de-trih-tus instead of de-try-tus. Learning words through reading and never hearing them out loud can be tricky.
I say it deh-trih-tus also, but according to the dictionary, it's an acceptable pronunciation.
When I was a kid, I had only ever read the word misled, and hadn't heard it, so for a long time I connected the word structure to the word "isle," so I thought it was pronounced mild.
elleblue , I had professors say it both ways, but the most common, and the way I first heard it, was de try tus.
I don't generally mispronounce, but there were some words I read in print incorrectly and didn't realize until an embarrassingly long time were the same words as those I could say and use correctly. Segue comes to mind.
I *think* this is northern vs southern Ohio thing. I was born in Youngstown and everyone said "warsh." I've lived in southern Ohio most of my life and we all say "wash."
I used to pronounce detritus as de-trih-tus instead of de-try-tus. Learning words through reading and never hearing them out loud can be tricky.
I say it deh-trih-tus also, but according to the dictionary, it's an acceptable pronunciation.
When I was a kid, I had only ever read the word misled, and hadn't heard it, so for a long time I connected the word structure to the word "isle," so I thought it was pronounced mild.
Vindication! My H insists it can only be pronounced de-try-tus. Ha.
Speaking of misled, I thought this grammar girl post was interesting (the talk about biopic led me there). link
My DD goes to Catholic school and the pre-lunch prayer used to end with the line, "Virgin most pure, pray for us."
When DD was in kindergarten, she used to say, "Version most pure, pray for us." I once asked her what that line meant and she explained, "There are lots of Mary's in the world and we want to make sure we are praying to the right one so we pray to the version who is most pure." I didn't really want to explain to my kid what a virgin was, so we just kept praying to Mary v.1.0. We're probably all going to hell because we still refer to the mother of Jesus as Mary v.1.0.
I have noticed that the school has changed the line to "Mother most pure, pray for us." I imagine there were a lot of unhappy parents being asked what a virgin is by their 5 year olds.
Post by lightbulbsun on Jun 5, 2017 15:27:46 GMT -5
Oh, another one was the name Siobhan. Like, I had heard it pronounced, and I had seen it written out, but I had never heard and seen it at the same time to reconcile it in my head. I finally got it my mid-20s.
I say it deh-trih-tus also, but according to the dictionary, it's an acceptable pronunciation.
When I was a kid, I had only ever read the word misled, and hadn't heard it, so for a long time I connected the word structure to the word "isle," so I thought it was pronounced mild.
Vindication! My H insists it can only be pronounced de-try-tus. Ha.
Speaking of misled, I thought this grammar girl post was interesting (the talk about biopic led me there). link
I love the English language, with all its quirks. When I taught a college phonics education class, we always spent a day on the history of English spelling, and it was my favorite lesson. One of my favorite websites is etymonline.com
elleblue , I had professors say it both ways, but the most common, and the way I first heard it, was de try tus.
I don't generally mispronounce, but there were some words I read in print incorrectly and didn't realize until an embarrassingly long time were the same words as those I could say and use correctly. Segue comes to mind.
I *think* this is northern vs southern Ohio thing. I was born in Youngstown and everyone said "warsh." I've lived in southern Ohio most of my life and we all say "wash."
And in MI we also say wash - so WTF to that top part of Ohio? See, this is why MI folks hate OH - get it together LOL J/K
elleblue , I had professors say it both ways, but the most common, and the way I first heard it, was de try tus.
I don't generally mispronounce, but there were some words I read in print incorrectly and didn't realize until an embarrassingly long time were the same words as those I could say and use correctly. Segue comes to mind.
I *think* this is northern vs southern Ohio thing. I was born in Youngstown and everyone said "warsh." I've lived in southern Ohio most of my life and we all say "wash."
My dad grew up in the Pittsburg area, he says "warsh", "rest-u-rant", "tac-oh", calls soda "fizz" and said there was a beer (is still a beer?) called Iron City that everyone calls "I're city". I just thought that was regional.
My Michigan mom has never said wash in her life. It's always waRsh.
She was born in MI?
Born and raised in Detroit. Then she married my dad and they moved to the suburbs 20 minutes away. My mom is 75 and she has only lived in 2 homes her entire life.
Born and raised in Detroit. Then she married my dad and they moved to the suburbs 20 minutes away. My mom is 75 and she has only lived in 2 homes her entire life.
LOL, this is blowing my mind! I've lived here my whole life and never heard a MI born person say it that way. Interesting!
Born and raised in Detroit. Then she married my dad and they moved to the suburbs 20 minutes away. My mom is 75 and she has only lived in 2 homes her entire life.
LOL, this is blowing my mind! I've lived here my whole life and never heard a MI born person say it that way. Interesting!
My mom's mom always said "waRsh" too. She was born in Kalamazoo but moved to Detroit before she was 5.
My sisters still say "veergo" for Virgo because that's how I used to pronounce it when I was young. Another "read it before I ever heard it spoken" thing.
My mom pronounces burglar as "burg-u-lar", and, unless she thinks about it, Edgar as "Egdar". My dad can't say Charlie, he says "Cholly" instead.
I've always thought this was Philly thing, both Northeast and South. Weigh in, ProfessorArtNerd!
I *think* this is northern vs southern Ohio thing. I was born in Youngstown and everyone said "warsh." I've lived in southern Ohio most of my life and we all say "wash."
My dad grew up in the Pittsburg area, he says "warsh", "rest-u-rant", "tac-oh", calls soda "fizz" and said there was a beer (is still a beer?) called Iron City that everyone calls "I're city". I just thought that was regional.
I'm originally from Pittsburgh, and everything above is definitely common Pittsburgh slang except fizz. Soda is pop in Pittsburgh. I live 3 hours away now, and I still hear "crick" and pop. My favorite Pittsburgh phrase is "jag off" and it makes me sad that no one understands it here.